Here's How Concord's Population Changed In 2018

CONCORD, CA — The city of Concord and the county of Contra Costa gained some residents in 2018, according to new population estimates for cities, counties and towns released Thursday by the United States Census Bureau. The numbers show which places gained or lost the most residents in 2018.

An estimated 186 more people started calling the city of Concord home in 2018, with the city's population increasing from 129,502 residents in 2017 to 129,688 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Contra Costa County's population increased by an estimated 5,352 residents, from 1,144,863 in 2017 to 1,150,215 in 2018.

As for some of Concord's neighbor cities in Contra Costa County: Clayton added 70 residents for a 2018 population of 12,192; Antioch gained 116 residents for a 2018 population of 111,535; Pittsburg gained 474 residents with a 2018 population of 72,437; Martinez gained 14 residents for a 2018 population of 38,402; Pleasant Hill lost four residents and had a 2018 population of 34,903; and Walnut Creek increased by 218 residents for a 2018 population of 69,825.

The figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau also contained the number of housing units available in the state of California and each of its 58 counties. Contra Costa County had an estimated 415,919 housing units in 2018, up from 413,975 in 2017.

California in 2018 had 14,277,157 total housing units and an overall estimated state population of 39,557,045. That's an increase of 157,696 people calling the Golden State home in one year's time but a decrease of 103,561 housing units, according to the figures provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

When looking at 2018 population estimates for all U.S. cities, more people moved to Phoenix, Arizona than any other city. Phoenix was among a handful of cities mainly in the West and the South that saw the largest jumps in population in 2018.

New York City remains America's most populous city but more than 39,000 residents fled the Big Apple in 2018, the figures show. On the country's opposite coast — also known to some as the "left," "west" or "best" coast — Los Angeles, the second-most populous city in the nation, gained nearly 8,500 residents.

San Antonio, Fort Worth, Seattle and Charlotte rounded out the top five cities with the largest population increases.

Ten communities in America exceeded the 50,000-population mark in 2018, while another three crossed the 100,000-population mark.

Overall, the 15 U.S. cities with the largest population increases in 2018 were:

Phoenix, Arizona
San Antonio, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Charlotte, North Carolina
Austin, Texas
Jacksonville, Florida
San Diego, California
Denver, Colorado
Frisco, Texas
Columbus, Ohio
Henderson City, Nevada
McKinney, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Miami, Florida

Patch national staffer Feroze Dhanoa contributed to this report.